Ryde
Ryde is a town in Isle of Wight, England, with a population of around 24,096. It has around 5 GPs & clinics, 5 pharmacies, and 64 restaurants and cafés, 37 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Ryde St John's Road, 0.4 km away. The average sold house price is around £265,309, and there were around 175 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ryde area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Isle of Wight area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 140,459 residents at roughly 370 people per km².
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- County
- Isle of Wight
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight
- Police force
- Hampshire
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 283rd of 294 English council areas — better than 4% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
20°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 21° / 19° · 61% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:23
12h 46m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Crime
195 reported · July 2026▼ 6% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences110
- Anti-social behaviour33
- Public order20
- Criminal damage & arson9
6 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Ryde · Hampshire
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
229 reported road collisions (2024)
75 killed or seriously injured · 305 casualties · 16.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
207 food businesses within 2 miles
- 164 rated 4–5 ★ (116 top)
- 6 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Ryde Esplanade (0.4 km)
- 32 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Ryde Esplanade (0.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£240,998 average▲ 1.1% YoY
Across Isle of Wight · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£950 average monthly rent▲ 7.6% YoY
- 1 bed £662
- 2 bed £871
- 3 bed £1,087
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
9.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 9.3 times median annual pay (8.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (10.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (11.7 km)
10 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
39 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: St Thomas Street Car Parks (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools5
- Sports pitches29
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
140,459 residents in Isle of Wight · 370/km²
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 56%
- 65+: 29%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 80 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,626 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (26% of 73,120)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
51 schools · 16,601 pupils
36 primary · 6 secondary · 9 other
Ofsted: 16 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (70%)
47inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Lift RydeGood
- Carisbrooke CollegeRequires improvement
- Christ The King CollegeRequires improvement
- Medina CollegeRequires improvement
- Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
- The Island Free School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Isle of Wight
Care & health services
158 CQC-registered services
- Care homes61
- GP practices19
- Dentists33
- Homecare agencies39
- Hospitals & hospices5
CQC ratings: 82% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Isle of Wight
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 340 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
168 applications decided
92.3% granted · 155 granted, 13 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Joe Robertson
Conservative
Isle of Wight East
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Reform UK (minority)
- Lab 1
- Con 2
- LD 4
- Grn 2
- Ref 19
- Oth 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools8
- GPs & clinics6
- Pharmacies4
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens38
- Restaurants & cafés63
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,635 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
82 jobs advertised · £41,259 avg
e.g. Superflex Roadside Technician, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Principal Combat Systems Engineer
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£662 median full-time weekly pay
3.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,363 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
41% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 78,882 certificates
12.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
29% low-carbon electricity
Gas 47% · Imports 24% · Solar 12% · Wind 8%
203 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.6 yrs women · 77.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 59.3 women · 58.6 men
59% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Isle of Wight East:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases492 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership371 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office251 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s212 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership210 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- St James' Church, Ryde · 0.1 km
St. James's Church, Ryde is a proprietary chapel located in Ryde, Isle of Wight. Until 2020 it was part of the Church of England, when it left to join the Anglican Mission in England.
Royal Victoria Arcade, Ryde · 0.2 kmThe Royal Victoria Arcade is a shopping arcade in Ryde, Isle of Wight. Built between 1835 and 1836 and restored in 2001, the arcade currently has 14 shops and an underground museum. The arcade is a Grade II* listed bu…
Ryde Town Hall · 0.2 kmRyde Town Hall is a municipal structure in Lind Street in Ryde, Isle of Wight, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Ryde Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
Ryde · 0.3 kmRyde is a seaside village and civil parish on the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight, England. The parish area had a population of 24,096 according to the 2021 Census. Its growth as a seaside resort came after the…
- Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics · 0.3 km
Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad. With the exception of the 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sai…
Isle of Wight Coastal Path · 0.3 kmThe Isle of Wight Coastal Path is a circular long-distance footpath of 70 miles (110 km) around the Isle of Wight, England. It follows public footpaths and minor lanes, with some sections along roads.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ryde?
- Ryde is a town in Isle of Wight, England, in the Isle of Wight local authority.
- What is the population of Ryde?
- Ryde has an approximate settlement population of 24,096.
- How deprived is Ryde?
- The Isle of Wight local authority, which includes Ryde, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.